George
in Japanese
Jō · Ji
yield · two
Character by character
Other ways to write George
丈治
Jō · Ji
stature · heal
穣治
Jō · Ji
abundant harvest · heal
About George in Japanese
In Japan, George is written ジョージ in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 譲二 is read Jō · Ji. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 譲 (Jō, yield), 二 (Ji, two).
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How do you write George in Japanese?+
George is written ジョージ in katakana. A kanji spelling is 譲二, read Jō · Ji.
What does 譲二 mean?+
Character by character, 譲二 means yield · two.
Is 譲二 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Jō · Ji and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like George is written in katakana: ジョージ.